200 years ago, Mizoram was not in the map, and its inhabitants were all illiterate and nomadic. They were confined to the limits of tribal village and their jhum-land. When Britishers came to Mizoram in late Nineteenth Century, none of the Mizo could read and write, but within a century, Mizoram has became the second most-literate State of India. The decadal growth of literacy of Mizoram is recorded below

1901 - 10.092%

1971 - 53.79%

1981 - 59.88%

1991 - 82.27%

1998 - 88.49%

  The first College in Mizoram was established in 1958, but within a span of half a century, a number of Colleges sprung up. Recently Mizoram University is established as Central University wholly financed by the University Grants Commission. The University Campus is located at Tanhril  which is 15 Kms away from Aizawl. The present status of educational institutions are as follows:

1.      Arts and Commerce Colleges = 30

2.      Science Colleges = 4

3.      Polytechnics = 2

4.      Industrial Training Institutes = 1

5.      Computer Training Institutes = 22

6.      Veterinary Science Colleges = 1

7.      Theological Colleges = 2